Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) Overview Training | Course 8 – O
This training course provides general background in how process hazard analysis (PHA) evaluations are performed. It explains the importance of PHAs for existing plants and PHAs/ hazard reviews for changes to processes. This course is for anyone who needs a general understanding of PHAs.
This course is only offered as a private offering at a client’s site. Please contact PII for details about having our training provided at your site.
Recommended prerequisites: None
Typical Course Candidates
- Operations and Maintenance Staff, process reliability, and process quality control/assurance staff who may be team members
- Managers who must ensure active participation in PHA and hazard reviews
You Will Learn:
- How to meet regulatory requirements for PHAs
- Overview of team meetings and team member responsibilities
- Overview of hazard review methods
- Overview of making risk judgments in team settings
- Overview of how to develop effective recommendations and how to effectively resolve recommendations
Take Home:
- Comprehensive course notebook
- Certificate of Completion and 0.7 CEUs & 0.7 COCs
Day 1 (8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.)
- Basics of PHAs and other related hazard reviews required over the life of a process
- Overview of team meetings and team member responsibilities
- Video: Typical team meeting
- Overview of risk review methods
- Workshop: What-if analysis of a simple system
- Overview of making risk judgments in team settings
- Overview of how to develop effective recommendations and how to effectively resolve recommendations
Bill Bridges is an instructor for this course. He has trained more than 3000 PHA (HAZOP/What-if) leaders over the past 16 years of teaching this topic. And he has led over 100 unit-wide PHAs. He co-authored the definitive textbook on this topic by AIChE, Guidelines for Hazard Evaluation Procedures, 2nd edition, 1991. To find out more about this course or to check into having this course taught at your site, contact Mr. Bridges at 1.865.675.3458 or by e-mail at wbridges@p-i-i-i.com.
Revonda Tew is an instructor for this course. She has many years of PSM implementation experience, led many PHAs, and has PHA teaching and coaching experience. Feel free to contact Mrs. Tew at rtew@p-i-i-i.com.